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It's a Game is a rock album by the Scottish group Bay City Rollers, issued in summer 1977. It was the band's fifth original studio album, and featured production by Harry Maslin, fresh off of success with David Bowie. Despite receiving a Gold Album certification in the US, the group's popularity had waned considerably since their initial burst of fame, and this and subsequent albums would see diminishing success.
The album produced three chart hits: "It's a Game", "You Made Me Believe in Magic", and "The Way I Feel Tonight".
Guitarist Ian Mitchell, present on the Dedication LP, had quit the band in late 1976, to be replaced by Pat McGlynn. McGlynn toured with the group and participated in initial sessions for It's a Game, but was soon dismissed from the band. The finished product showed the Rollers as a four-piece band, McGlynn's contributions apparently not making the final cut. The band would expand to a quintet again in 1978 as founding member Alan Longmuir re-joined the fold.
It's a Game was reissued on CD with several bonus tracks in October 2007.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side One
- "It's a Game" (Adams)
- "You Made Me Believe in Magic" (Boone)
- "Don't Let the Music Die" (Faulkner, Wood)
- "Love Power" (Vann)
- "The Way I Feel Tonight" (Shield)
[edit] Side Two
- "Love Fever" (Faulkner, Wood)
- "Sweet Virginia" (Faulkner, Wood, Longmuir, McKeown, McGlynn)
- "Inside a Broken Dream" (Faulkner, Wood, McKeown)
- "Dance, Dance, Dance" (Faulkner, Wood)
- "Rebel Rebel" (Bowie)
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1977 |
UK Albums |
16 |
| 1977 |
Billboard Pop Albums |
23 |
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1977 |
"It's a Game" |
UK Singles |
16 |
| 1977 |
"You Made Me Believe in Magic" |
UK Singles |
34 |
| 1977 |
"You Made Me Believe in Magic" |
Billboard Hot 100 |
10 |
| 1977 |
"The Way I Feel Tonight" |
Billboard Hot 100 |
24 |
